CA-ACF2 Basic Administration

Course: ACF2A

Duration: 5 Days

Level: I

Course Summary

This course provides the student with a solid foundation of how to implement and administer the CA-ACF2 enterprise security product. The class begins with a high-level view of how all components of the IBM operating system, application software and the CA-ACF2 program interact. Students participate in workshop exercises that provide practical exercises of how to build new logonid records, establish dataset rules, define resource rules, and manage global options of the ACF2 security system. If the course is presented at the client site and access to the ACF2 system is provided by the client, the material may be presented with interactive sessions. Students will then be able to actually insert and delete records and view displays as they are discussed in class.

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Topics Covered In This Course

Overview of Host-Based Security Systems

Data Security
CA-ACF2 Design Philosophy
CA-ACF2 & OS/MVS, z/OS Operating Systems
CA-ACF2 Commands and Utilities
- System Options
  - ACFFDR
  - @CFDE Macros
  - Defaults (modes,etc.)

Identifying System Users

The Logonid Database
The Logonid Record
Special User Logonids (STCs, MUSASS, MAINTs)
Commands and Reports

The User Identification String

ACFFDR
Creation and Design of the UID
Customizing New Fields

Writing Access Rules

Access Rules Database
Access Rule Sets
Rule Sets for Special Datasets
Commands and Reports
- Access Rule Maintenance
  - Native TSO mode
  - Vendor Supplied Panels
  - CICS Interface (ACFM)

Protecting System Resources

Resource Rules
Types of Resources
TSO Resources
CICS Resources
Commands
Reports

Maintaining Information Storage Database

Entry Lists
XREF Records
Shift Records
Scope Lists
Reports

System Options

The ACFFDR
Global System Option Records
Commands, Macros
Panels
Reports

Commands & Utilities

CA-ACF2 Subcommands
ACF2 Console Commands
Job Submission Utilities
ACFRECVR - file recovery
ACFRPTPP - pre-processor
ACFRPTNV - environment report

Technical Survey

Installing CA-ACF2
CA-Activator vs. SMP/E ? which to use
CA-ACF2 JES Initialization
CA-ACF2 Job Processing
CA-ACF2 SVC Processing
Developing a CA-ACF2 Interface
Advanced Topics Overview
CA-ACF2 SAF Interface
Distributed Databases
Cacheing with CA-ACF2 (also Sysplex cache)
CA-ACF2 Optional Notes (i.e.Password History)

Investigative Study (Optional)

Reports
Examine System Parameters
Selected Logonid Lists (Security, NON-CNCL, etc.)
Locating Unused Logonids
Tracking Excessive Sec-Vios
Invalid Password/Authority Log
Cross-referencing
CA-EARL Reporting
Program Acceptance Procedure
MVS Operating System - Areas of Concern

What You Can Expect

At the end of the five days of training, the student will understand all that is required to work effectively as a security administrator in an ACF2 environment.

Who Should Take This Course

The course is primarily designed for those who will administer the logonids and rules of an ACF2 system. Although a good deal of information contained in this training would be helpful to those technicians who install ACF2, the course does focus on the details necessary to manage the security product once it has already been installed.

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Schedule For This Course
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